English Online Dictionary. What means wa? What does wa mean?
English
Etymology 1
Noun
wa
- A traditional proa-style outrigger canoe of the Caroline Islands.
Etymology 2
Thai วา (waa)
Noun
wa (plural wa)
- A traditional Thai unit of length, approximately two metres.
Etymology 3
Noun
wa (uncountable)
- In Japanese society, the favouring of a harmonious community over one's personal interests.
Anagrams
- aw
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch wagen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vɑː/
Noun
wa (plural waens)
- wagon
- cart
- automobile, car
Synonyms
- (car): kar
Amele
Noun
wa
- water
References
- John R. Roberts, Amele Organised Phonology Data (1998)
Bambara
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [wà]
Particle
wa
- final interrogative particle on a yes/no question
Bau
Noun
wa
- water
Further reading
- Hans van der Meer, Bau Organized Phonology Data
Butmas-Tur
Noun
wa
- water
References
- Greenhill, S.J., Blust. R, & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283.
Egyptian
Romanization
wa
- Manuel de Codage transliteration of wꜥ.
Etulo
Verb
wā
- drink
- ḿ wēnî — I drink water
- ḿ wēnī — I drank water
References
- Rose-Juliet Anyanwu, Fundamentals of Phonetics, Phonology and Tonology (2008)
German
Etymology
From dialectal wat (“what”).
Pronunciation 1
- IPA(key): /va/
- (Berlin) IPA(key): [vɐ̠]
Adverb
wa
- (colloquial, regional, parts of northern and central Germany) right?; is it?; is it not?
- Wir müssen da lang, wa?
- We need to go this way, don't we?
- Wir müssen da lang, wa?
Synonyms
- gell
- ne
- nicht
- nicht wahr
- oder
Pronunciation 2
- IPA(key): /vah/, /vhah/
- IPA(key): [ʋæh], [ʋhæh] (parts of northern Germany)
Particle
wa
- (colloquial, potentially rude) what, huh (expresses that something was extremely hard to understand acoustically or outlandish in content)
Usage notes
- Also spelled wat. Especially common in Hamburg and western Holstein, where dialects traditionally drop final /t/ (especially after fricatives).
Synonyms
- hä, hüä
- was
Haitian Creole
Etymology
From French roi (“king”)
Noun
wa
- king
See also
- rèn
Japanese
Romanization
wa
- Rōmaji transcription of わ
- Rōmaji transcription of ワ
- Rōmaji transcription of は
- Rōmaji transcription of ハ
- Rōmaji transcription of わっ
- Rōmaji transcription of ワッ
Kapampangan
Interjection
wa
- yes
Antonyms
- ali
Kashubian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *va
Pronoun
wa
- you (second-person plural)
Declension
Mandarin
Romanization
wa (Zhuyin ˙ㄨㄚ)
- Pinyin transcription of 哇
wa
- Nonstandard spelling of wā.
- Nonstandard spelling of wá.
- Nonstandard spelling of wǎ.
- Nonstandard spelling of wà.
Usage notes
- English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.
Old English
Alternative forms
- wei, wǣ, ƿa
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *wai, from Proto-Indo-European *wai.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /wɑː/
Noun
wā n
- woe
Declension
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms
- wā lā wā
Related terms
- wāwa
- wēa
Descendants
- Middle English: wa, wo, woo
- English: woe
- Scots: wa, wae
Panim
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /wæ/
Noun
wa
- water
Further reading
- Panim Talking Dictionary
Phuthi
Etymology
From Proto-Nguni *-wa, from Proto-Bantu *-gʊ̀a.
Verb
-wa
- to fall
Inflection
This entry needs an inflection-table template.
Sa
Noun
wa
- water
Scots
Alternative forms
- waw
Etymology
From Old English weall, ultimately from Latin vallum.
Noun
wa (plural was)
- wall
Verb
wa (third-person singular present was, present participle wain, past wad, past participle wad)
- to wall
Swahili
Particle
wa
- M class inflected form of -a.
- U class inflected form of -a.
- Wa class inflected form of -a.
Verb
-wa (infinitive kuwa)
- to be
Conjugation
Prefix
wa
- Marks a verb's object as 3rd person plural.
- ninawapenda
- I like them
- ninawapenda
2. Marks a verb's object as 2nd person plural.
- ninawaona
- I see you
Unami
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [wa]
Pronoun
wa
- this (animate)
West Frisian
Pronoun
wa
- who
- Wa binne jo? Who are you?
- Hy is in minsk wa't ik ken. He is a person who I know.
Usage notes
Wa is used only in questions. Wa't is used in declarative sentences.
Xhosa
Etymology
From Proto-Nguni *-wa, from Proto-Bantu *-gʊ̀a.
Verb
-wa
- (intransitive) to fall
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Zay
Etymology
Cognate to Silt'e [script needed] (-wa:).
Conjunction
wa
- and
References
- Initial SLLE Survey of the Zway Area by Klaus Wedekind and Charlotte Wedekind
Zulu
Etymology
From Proto-Nguni *-wa, from Proto-Bantu *-gʊ̀a.
Verb
-wa
- (intransitive) to fall, to drop
Inflection
Derived terms
- iwa
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “wa”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “wa”